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How to determine width for a control?
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16/12/1997 10:28:40
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Visual FoxPro
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00066206
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>>>>If I am using a non-proportional font for a control does anyone have a calculation to determine the maximum value needed for Width?
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>>>If you have AutoSize=.T., setting the new label will give you the width. You can then take action depending on the width.
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>>I have AutoSize=.T. in my label base class. What I was after was determining the width for objects like textboxes, comboboxes, etc.
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>I see, you would like to size your textbox controls with an approximative width based on the maximum number of characters. There are a few builders that will allow you to do that. In your case, you will get the exact size as you are working in non proportional font. I think those builders are called autosize builders or something like that.

That works great, thanks. Another related question though. If an object is on the form I can right-click and pick Builder..., but how do I activate the builder for an object in a grid? Right-click just keeps selecting the column.
Colin Magee
Team Leader, Systems Development
Metroland Media Group Ltd.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

cmagee@metroland.com

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